Thursday, July 31, 2008

3rd Blogiversary!

It seems like it was only yesterday when this blog was created, with a 3-week old baby who had absolutely no concept of what 3am or sleeping meant, was in my arms.

Back then I wasn’t sure about what I was going to “blog” about. Maybe about art, or design, or post my sketches. Or maybe about monkeys with handguns, mustaches and top hats or something like that.But whatever it was, it was going to be temporary because I had other things to do like write a novel, a movie script, illustrate 10 books, and learn to speak French & Japanese while taking flying lessons.

Now that my daughter is 3 I keep wondering how long I'll keep this up. Maybe it's when the wife doesn’t pay attention to my gift suggestions about Christmas and Father’s day gifts anymore? Maybe it's when I finally own an island in the South Pacific? Or maybe it could be when my daughter is old enough to Google and finds out I’ve been writing about her for years and cries at me to STOP because I’m embarrassing her in kindergarten …?

I just don’t know. Although the wife ignoring gift suggestions definitely justifies an end.

Having just really discovered you (does it count as a discovery if the blog author kindly left a comment at the blog of the one claiming to now have made this wonderful discovery?), I have much to catch up on here. I'm sure after doing that, I'd encourage you to keep on going. My blog is nearly 2 years old, and I was going to write one post to appease someome harping on me to blog, then pull it down. Now it's just me prattling on.

Tony, I'm so glad I found your blog. It was the post of your daughter's b-day w/Elvis impersonator that got me hooked! And to find out you are a fan of the Colonel, I feel a "blog buddy bond" with you. Ok, that's a bit corny. But I'm glad I found your blog. Keep on writing!

Happy blogiversary! I didn't know what I was going to write about at first, either. Sometimes, I still don't know what I'm all about, since I tend to hop around. That's the beauty of it, though, isn't it? Brains are messy, blogs can be, too.

Happy Blogiversary! The first post I read was about taking your daughter to see the Doodlebops and how you thought she was going to rip her pull up off and throw it on stage. I laughed so hard I cried. I called everyone I know and read it out loud to them. Please don't give it up, you have a gift! Thanks for the laughs (and the tears - Damn that Daddy's Little Girl song!).

Just started reading your blog in the past year and it has been a finger lickin' good time! Head straight to KFC for a blogiversary bucket! I might just grab me some mashed taters and a couple of pieces and read some of those posts you mentioned.....

Congrats Tony.Oh yes I still remember many of the posts vividly and your sense of humor.

I think your daughter will thank you for all the memories you have captured in writing. And not forgetting the lovely letters you write to her every year on her birthday. You really are an awesome dad, in addition to being the author of this awesome blog.

<--- Guilty as well of not knowing of your existence, prior to your comment on another blog! Congrats on the blogiversary! It appears I have some reading up to do, and I can't wait! Enjoy a drumstick-then get back to blogging!